The Experiment Manager also lets you modify information about your experiments and occurrences, add and delete them, replace existing entries, and regenerate design for breeding trial experiments.

Update experiment information

1. In the experiment manager table, go to the row of your selected occurrence. On the left side of the row, click the Update Experiment and Occurrence () button. By default, you will be directed to the Occurrence tab.

2. Click on the Experiment tab to edit information on the selected experiment.

3. You can click on the Default Values header to expand the section and see the default values.

4. Edit the information that is needed. Fields with asterisks ( * ) can also be edited.

When editing the experiment year, stage, and/or season, a modal window will appear to confirm if you want to rename the experiment and occurrence names. To agree, click Confirm.

5. You can add variables and edit the information. Click on the Select variable drop-down menu.

6. Select the variable(s) that you wish to add.

7. Click Add Variable.

8. An added field with the selected variable will appear in the window. Edit it as needed.

9. When the changes have been applied, click ← on your browser (or click the Experiment Manager heading) until you are back at the Experiment Manager table. Changes made are automatically saved.

Update occurrence information

1. In the experiment manager table, go to the row of your selected occurrence. On the left side of the row, click the Update Experiment and Occurrence () button. You will be automatically directed to the Occurrences tab.

2. Edit the columns as needed.

3. You can add variables and edit the information. Click on the Select variable drop-down menu.

4. Select the variable(s) that you wish to add.

5. Click Add Variable.

6. A column with the selected variable will appear in the table. Edit the column as needed.

7. When the changes have been applied, click ← on your browser (or click the Experiment Manager heading) until you are back at the Experiment Manager table. Changes made are automatically saved.

Add occurrence

For Breeding Trial and Observation experiments

1. In the Occurrence tab, click the Add Occurrence button from the toolbar to start.

2. You will be directed to the Add Occurrence browser with the listed occurrences. Then, click Add Occurrence button from the bottom left side.

3. A new occurrence will be added to your experiment. You may then modify information from the added occurrence.

4. Click Confirm.

5. The modal window will appear to remind you that the new occurrence-related records will be generated. Once done, click Confirm.

6. You will be redirected to the Experiment Manager data browser and the generation of the new occurrence will be done in the background. Click the Notifications () to check if the process is done.

7. Once done, the added occurrence will now have the CREATEDstatus.

Delete draft occurrence

For Breeding Trial and Observation experiments

1. To delete a created occurrence, you may do so by clicking the trash button beside the occurrence.

2. A pop-up window will appear to confirm the deletion. Click Confirm.

Regenerate occurrence design

For Breeding Trial experiments

This feature allows you to regenerate the design (x and y) coordinates of the existing experimental design of your occurrence as long as the occurrence status is still CREATED or MAPPED.

1. Tick the checkbox of the occurrence with the design that you want to update. Then, click the Bulk Update () button from the toolbar, then Regenerate Design.

2. You will be redirected to the Update Occurrence Design browser wherein you can review your previously generated design.

3. To regenerate your design, you must first delete your previous design by clicking Delete Design.

4. A modal window will appear to notify the deletion of the previous design before generating another design. Click Confirm to proceed.

5. You can now modify the design parameters and field layout details of the same experiment design you previously selected. Once done, click Generate Design.

6. Once successful, you will now see both the modified design information and the regenerated resulting layout. Once satisfied, click Confirm.

7. You will be redirected to the Experiment Manager browser, where the regeneration of your design will be processed in the background. Click the Notifications () from the toolbar and select the topmost update. This confirms the successful regeneration of your occurrence design.

Add management variable

1. In the Experiment Manager browser, go to the row of your selected occurrence. On the left side of the row, click the Update Experiment and Occurrence () button. By default, you will be directed to the Occurrence tab.

2. Click on the Management Data tab to edit information on the selected occurrence.

3. You can add variables and edit the information. Click on the Select variable drop-down menu.

4. Select the variable(s) that you wish to add.

5. Click Add Variable.

6. A column with the selected variable will appear in the table. Edit the column as needed.

7. When the changes have been applied, click ← on your browser (or click the Experiment Manager heading) until you are back in the Experiment Manager browser. Changes made are automatically saved.

Upload occurrence data collection

1. Under the Upload button, click Occurrence data collection.

2. In the modal window, click Browse and locate your occurrence data collection file. You may also drag the file in the upload field.

3. After uploading the file, click Validate.

An error message will appear if there are issues in uploading the occurrence data file.

4. The Occurrences field will display the information included in the file. When you’re done finalizing, click Confirm.

5. The upload process will then be delegated to the background. To check the status, click the Notifications () and select the most recent one.

To check if the occurrence data is successfully added, click the View Occurrence () button beside the occurrence and check the newly-added occurrence data in the Basic tab.

Great job! You’ve made sure that your occurrence information is correct, now let’s map its location.